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四分之一

sì fēn zhī yī · si fen zhi yi

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  1. one-quarter
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The hungriest one

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，这个(zhège)西瓜(xīguā)我们(wǒmen)怎么(zěnme)分(fēn)？

    Dengdeng, how shall we share this watermelon?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)吃(chī)四分之一(sìfēnzhīyī)，你(nǐ)吃(chī)四分之一(sìfēnzhīyī)。

    I eat a quarter, you eat a quarter.

  3. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，剩下(shèngxià)一半(yībàn)给(gěi)琦琦(qíqí)。

    Okay. The other half goes to Qiqi.

  4. Qiqi

    谢谢(xièxie)！我(wǒ)只要(zhǐyào)四分之一(sìfēnzhīyī)就(jiù)够(gòu)了(le)。

    Thanks! A quarter is enough for me.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)还(hái)剩(shèng)四分之一(sìfēnzhīyī)，给(gěi)谁(shéi)？

    Then a quarter is left. Who gets it?

  6. Dengdeng

    给(gěi)最(zuì)饿(è)的(de)人(rén)，就是(jiùshì)我(wǒ)！

    To the hungriest person, which is me!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)场(chǎng)四(sì)分(fēn)之(zhī)一(yī)决(jué)赛(sài)的(de)胜(shèng)者(zhě)将(jiāng)晋(jìn)级(jí)半(bàn)决(jué)赛(sài)。

The winner of this quarter-final match will advance to the semi-final stage.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by sabretou · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)城(chéng)市(shì)四(sì)分(fēn)之(zhī)一(yī)的(de)人(rén)口(kǒu)是(shì)学(xué)生(sheng)。

A quarter of the population of this city are students.

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